Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Directed Mode Has Been Huge for Zombies

Activision confirms that Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Directed mode has nearly doubled the number of players completing the main Zombies quest. While many Black Ops 6 Zombies players prioritize survival, Directed mode has significantly impacted engagement with the storyline.

Since World at War, the Call of Duty Zombies mode has featured a progressively expanding narrative, continuing in Black Ops 6. Despite a decline in the overall Black Ops 6 player base, the Zombies mode maintains a large, dedicated community. The wave-based gameplay, focusing on increasingly difficult enemies, often prioritizes weapon upgrades and defense over story completion for many players. Introduced in Season 1, Black Ops 6's Directed mode has proven remarkably popular.

A recent Call of Duty blog post reveals that Directed mode boosted the Black Ops 6 Zombies main quest completion rate from 4% to 8.23%. This data, calculated from 480 million hours of gameplay (a small fraction post-Directed mode's November 14th release), demonstrates the mode's success in achieving Treyarch's goal. While this represents a doubling of completions, Treyarch acknowledges that over 90% of players still don't finish the main quest and are actively exploring further improvements.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Directed Mode: A Significant Improvement

Part of Call of Duty: Black Ops 6's Season 1 update (including three new maps and two game modes), Zombies' Directed mode provides guided progression through the latest Zombies storyline. The storyline's complex elements—interdimensional portals, zero-point energy, time travel, and teleportation—can be challenging for newcomers. While Directed mode offers structured story progression in Black Ops 6, previous installments largely left players to navigate the narrative independently.

Directed mode has significantly increased the number of Zombies players completing the main quest. As Treyarch continues to update Black Ops 6, further adjustments to both Zombies and Directed mode may further enhance these statistics.